Twins Gender Question

[mespunky]

Okay, so I have been playing The Sims 3 since it came out and I have yet to figure out if when you have twins/triplets if you can have one boy/one girl or like two boy/girl and one boy/girl? Does anyone know if there is any way that I could do this? IF you do, please please please help me. I'm desperate!

[Edit: I changed the subject of this thread to be more specific for everyone browsing through the forum.  -Pam]

[Pam]

I've had lots and lots of kids in The Sims 3, and I've never had the genders be mixed in multiple births. It's ALWAYS been all girls or all boys. I've heard a rumor that the genders can be mixed, but it's never happened for me. 

[mespunky]

that kind of sucks! um okay one more question, i know that watermelon helps get girls what do you have to eat to make your chance for a boy more likely?

[Draigh]

Apples make boys more likely to appear.

And probably if you eat either apples or watermelons, the twins/triplets become all male/female instead of a mix? Maybe leaving it to random would give the mix?
(I have yet to even get twins or triplets myself...)

[Pam]

And probably if you eat either apples or watermelons, the twins/triplets become all male/female instead of a mix? Maybe leaving it to random would give the mix?

Don't count on it.  I've had many sets of twins and triplets.  All were the same gender, even when left to random.

[Draigh]

Corrected by a master ;-)
Too bad we cannot get mixed twins then.

[mespunky]

Yeah, I have had like millions of sets of twins, but never used fruit and never had mixed. I was just kind of wondering if I could get mixed. I think that would be awesome!

[RockinRobin]

The first family I played when I got Sims 3 had a set of triplets that were two girls and one boy. It surprised me because I didn't even know she was going to have triplets! (had forgotten that I bought the fertility treatment LTR) The funny thing was, none of them were identical either. They all three looked different when they became toddlers. I'll have to try and remember that family's name and I can get screens of the kids. I haven't played that family in awhile.

[Pam]

Well, alrighty then!  RockinRobin has our first trusted report of multi-gender triplets!

[mespunky]

WOOOOOOO!

[Affy Wilde]

Hm. I know I must be late replying to this, but I read around somewhere (think it was MTS).. Not sure though, unfortunately, mostly because I visit more Sims 3 sites than I do playing the game, make a list, play the game and verify all those questions. I am honestly not sure whether this works or not, I don't have the patience to make as I am guessing it requires a fair amount of work. :/

Continuing on the topic.. I read that if you were having multiples (LTR fertility treatment), and if you paid a sim at the top of the medical career track to tell you the gender of your baby, s/he would tell you the gender. You were then supposed to eat the fruit (apple or watermelon) opposed to the gender that s/he gave you. Then, you would have different gender kids.

Not sure if it was confirmed as it was a good week ago I read it, but it also said to try it multiple times, 'cause it might not work. :/

Awfully Affy <3

[Pam]

Welcome to our Forum, Affy.

Yes, Carl himself did that test with having a surgeon check the gender of the baby and then eating the opposite fruit.  It did change the gender of the baby, but I don't think he tried it with a possible multiple birth.  It can get tricky changing the baby's gender, though.  Carl said that the fruit has to be eaten before the pregnancy shows, which is before the mother finds out she's pregnant and switches to maternity clothes.  I don't doubt Carl's research at all, but I've fed the mother fruit after that point and still got the gender I wanted.  If it's a multiple birth, all the babies turn out the gender indicated by the fruit.  Not sure what's up with that.

[Rad]

Hi - I just noticed this thread.  I have had different gender twins in the past.  I had a level 10 Doctor in the family diagnose gender, made sure there were enough spaces in the house for twins (and my sim may have had fertility) then my sim ate the opposite three fruits to the gender she was told.  I've always eaten fruit after they show that they are pregnant and not before.  Apparently only three fruit works for gender determining.  I did have a sim who ate four or five watermelons once and still got a boy, but whenever I've done three fruit, they've had that gender.

[jmz95]

Hi - I just noticed this thread.  I have had different gender twins in the past.  I had a level 10 Doctor in the family diagnose gender, made sure there were enough spaces in the house for twins (and my sim may have had fertility) then my sim ate the opposite three fruits to the gender she was told.  I've always eaten fruit after they show that they are pregnant and not before.  Apparently only three fruit works for gender determining.  I did have a sim who ate four or five watermelons once and still got a boy, but whenever I've done three fruit, they've had that gender.

Yeah, this is a glitch, I guess, but you have to have a doctor determine the gender, then eat the opposite fruit. I've seen a video of it.

[Fay]

After reading this thread I tried to see if I could have mixed gender twins/triplets. Mission: Accomplished!

Here's what I did:

I didnt have the highest medical job in my household so I created another family and used the cheat to raise the doc's career to the max. The after calling him over I chose the option "Ask Gener of Baby" or "Ask Baby's Gender." (Something along those lines.  )

After he told me that I was having a baby girl I kept him around in the house and had my sim eat 3 apples(for boys). The I went back and asked him again to see if the gender had changed. Still a baby girl.

After he left the house that night I fed my sim 3 more apples and let the pregnancy carry on as normal. Watch "Kidz Zone" on TV and Kids music on the radio and read the prego books (The Mother and the father). And Yes, both my Sims have the Fertillity reward.

Well, when it was time for my sim to have her baby I took her to the hospital and >POOF!<  Out Came my Twins Aiden(Boy) and Anna(girl). 

I hope this helps~<3 Fay